spectacularity

Each member was given a necklace that had five lights representing a different element – popularity, wealth, sexuality, physicality and spectacularity – for the ideal life.

Which was a sort of shame, because underneath the spectacularity of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers there was a dull yet invaluable truth to be found, something of use to any ordinary person trudging through a long day: namely, how to manage defeat and turn that demon around.

As England’s footballers continue to rewrite the way they are perceived around the world, from the Spanish sports daily Marca dubbing Harry Kane “the Hurricane” to La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy noting “a security and spectacularity that historically they never usually have”, Gareth Southgate has been encouraging his players to soak it in and enjoy the moment.

A team that always seeks glamour and specializes in spectacularity now finds itself grateful for the stability of Morris and anxious for just one grind-it-out win.

Wenger has lamented the lack of “classic” games in this season’s division; the dearth of “spectacularity” despite the presence of so many elite managers.